Cyril Jeunechamp

Cyril Jeunechamp
	Jeunechamp in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	18 December 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Nîmes, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bastia (U19 manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1997	Nîmes
1997–2001	Auxerre
2001–2002	Bastia
2002–2007	Rennes
2007–2009	Nice
2009–2013	Montpellier
2014–2015	Istres
Total
Managerial career
2016–2018	Castelnau Le Crès (youth)
2018–2020	Castelnau Le Crès (U19)
2020–	Bastia (U19)
2021	Bastia (caretaker)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Jeunechamp (born 18 December 1975) is a French professional football coach and a former player. He played as a right-back or midfielder. He is the head coach of the Under-19 squad of Bastia.

Playing career

Born in Nîmes, Cyril Jeunechamp began his career at hometown club Nîmes Olympique, later playing for AJ Auxerre and SC Bastia when they made their way to the finals of the French Cup. In 2003, he joined Rennes, staying there for four years before moving to Côte d'Azur based side OGC Nice in 2007, he left the club on 30 June 2009.

On 18 June 2009, Montpellier HSC signed the Jeunechamp on a free transfer until June 2012. For the first time in the club's history, on 20 May 2012, it won the Ligue 1 title.^[1]

In December 2012, Jeunechamp was banned from football for a year for punching a journalist in the face following a Ligue 1 match against Valenciennes FC. The defender was unhappy with an article the reporter had written. He left Montpellier the following year and joined FC Istres, where he made 31 appearances before retiring in 2015, aged 39.

Coaching career

In September 2021, he was briefly appointed caretaker manager for Bastia, following dismissal of Mathieu Chabert.^[2]

References

^ "Montpellier wins French title for first time". Sports Illustrated (in French). 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ "Communiqué du club" (in French). Bastia. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

External links

Cyril Jeunechamp's profile, stats & pics
Cyril Jeunechamp – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

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[1] "Montpellier wins French title for first time". Sports Illustrated (in French). 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

[2] "Communiqué du club" (in French). Bastia. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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